Polling * indicates that Americans are not buying the escalating criticism of Obama by Republicans--quite the contrary. Is it something they said, or is it just that Obama is so popular?

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Send to a friendPolling * indicates that Americans are not buying the escalating criticism of Obama by Republicans--quite the contrary. Is it something they said, or is it just that Obama is so popular?

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The polls show the decline of the Republican Party since 2005 when Bush decided to "spend his political capital" by pushing the partial privatization of social security. That along with the twin debacles of Katrina and the Iraq War led to the ascendence of the Democrats in 2006 followed by Obama's election. More than a trend, the steady shift in political attitudes indicates that 2008 was a critical election marked by a turning away from "anything goes" corporate domination of the economy and arrogant, profligate militarism. What have Republicans done to help themselves? Made Rush Limbaugh their political potentate, fought the president's efforts to address the meltdown of the economy, and pushed tax cuts and more military spending. Next? Lockstep opposition to a budget focused on health care, K-12 education, and green energy. Obama and the congressional Democrats intend to clean up the mess they inherited and set new priorities; not surprisingly, most Americans are rooting for their success.

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